ASTM A609/A609M-12(2023)

Anotace textu normy ASTM A609/A609M-12(2023) :

This test method deals with the procedures for the standard practice of performing pulse-echo ultrasonic examination of heat-treated carbon, low-alloy, and martensitic stainless steel castings by the longitudinal-beam technique. Calibration shall be executed by either flat-bottomed hole or back-wall reflection. The instrument to be used for examination shall be the ultrasonic, pulsed, reflection type. Personnel and equipment qualifications, materials preparation, casting and test conditions, data recording methods, and the acceptance standards for both types of testing procedure are all detailed thoroughly.


Keywords:
carbon and low-alloy steel, castings, martensitic stainless steel, ultrasonic ,, ICS Number Code 77.040.20 (Non-destructive testing of metals),77.140.80 (Iron and steel castings)